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Ontario premier Doug Ford calls on B.C. to scrap EV mandate
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (130+ words) Things are heating up on the EV front as Ontario premier Doug Ford is calling on Premier David Eby to drop B.C.'s EV mandate. Ford says the targets are making Canadian auto manufacturers less competitive, while acting as an inter-provincial…...
Will rising fuel prices push Canadians toward electric vehicles?
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (50+ words) Will rising fuel prices push Canadians toward electric vehicles?Yahoo News Canada Energy journalist Markham Hislop tells BC Today host Michelle Eliot that rising fuel prices, resulting from the Middle East conflict, is happening alongside cost reductions in electric vehicle…...
High gas prices are fuelling demand for electric vehicles as drivers seek to save money
1+ week, 1+ day ago (992+ words) Drivers of gas-powered vehicles are much more vulnerable to fluctuating prices that result from global conflict than those who charge their cars. Experts say prolonged high gas prices may drive some EV interest and sales, especially if drivers assume their…...
As gas prices rise, electric vehicle owners have an advantage. Could that spark more EV interest?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (32+ words) As gas prices rise, electric vehicle owners have an advantage. Could that spark more EV interest?Yahoo News Canada Experts say prolonged high gas prices may drive some EV interest and sales....
B.C. electrification questions
3+ week, 2+ day ago (30+ words) B.C. electrification questions'Yahoo News Canada Energy critics say the provincial government could save a lot of money in the budget by cutting its electric vehicle mandates. Aaron McArthur reports....
PM announces new electric vehicle policies
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (66+ words) PM announces new electric vehicle policies'Yahoo News Canada The federal government is making changes to Canada's electric vehicle program. Prime Minister Mark Carney restoring the popular ev rebate program while also scrapping mandates requring 100 percent of new cars to be…...
Fitur 2026: Innovation, sustainability and a tribute to the Adamuz accident victims
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (430+ words) All eyes were on Madrid last week as it hosted Fitur 2026, the International Tourism Fair. Inaugurated by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, the event connected the world of tourism from 21 to 25 January, receiving more than 250,000 attendees. This year's edition…...
European carmakers clash over emission targets ahead of Brussels meeting
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (403+ words) Over 150 executives from Europe's electric car (EV) sector have urged the EU to maintain its 2035 zero-emission target for cars and vans, countering earlier claims by traditional car manufacturers that the target was "unfeasible". European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen…...
Automakers want Canada to scrap its EV sales mandate. What would that do to emissions?
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (957+ words) When Prime Minister Mark Carney met with automotive sector CEOs Wednesday about U.S. trade negotiations, one of the key issues the industry said they wished to discuss was the government's zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate. The mandate requires a certain percentage of…...
EDITORIAL: Carney should kill Trudeau’s EV mandates
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (382+ words) Given that Prime Minister Mark Carney is willing to abandon dumb ideas from the Justin Trudeau era, such as the consumer carbon tax and digital services tax, he should now abandon another dumb idea " electric vehicle mandates. Under the federal…...